The Covid-19 pandemic has so far killed more than one million people, with over 40 million infections recorded around the globe. ( read original story ...)
Acer Reports Q3 2020 Results: Net Income NT$2.29 Billion, Highest in Nearly Ten Years
PRNewswire/ -- Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2020: consolidated revenues were NT$80.06 billion, up 27.3% year-on-year (YoY); gross ... ( read original story ...)
Ørsted successfully issues green bonds in Taiwan
Today, Ørsted has secured nominal TWD 15 billion of debt financing through the issuance of green senior bonds, to finance its investments in offshore wind in Taiwan. The bonds have been issued in ... ( read original story ...)
Markets volatile…Taiwan arms sale…US leaves climate pact
World shares and US futures are volatile as investors await results of tight races in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the US presidential election. Markets were jolted today but ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group IPO cancellation leaves Hong Kong stocks fluctuating
China’s decision to halt world’s biggest public share sale raises concerns over government oversight of private sector. ( read original story ...)
Was the Ant Financial IPO Delayed by a Regulatory Clampdown?
Chinese regulators and executives of Ant Financial have issued a joint statement announcing a temporary delay in the Chinese fintech giant's ... ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest IPO just got suspended, as executives face questions over regulatory issues
"Your company’s actual controller, chairman and general manager have been jointly summoned and interviewed by the relevant regulatory authorities,” the stock exchange said. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai stock exchange suspends Ant Group listing, dashing its dual-listing ambitions days before record-breaking IPO
Shanghai stock exchange suspends Ant Group listing, dashing its dual-listing ambitions days before record-breaking IPO. ( read original story ...)
Netherlands halts KLM bailout over pilots’ baulking
The Dutch government is to halt its multibillion-euro COVID-19 bailout to national carrier KLM amid a standoff with a pilots’ union about terms of the rescue package, Dutch Minister of Finance Wopke ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma Gets Summoned By Chinese Regulators Ahead Of Ant Group’s IPO
Jack Ma, the co-founder of the Ant Group and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), has been summoned by China’s central bank and three other regulators for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 4Q20 exports to grow despite lack of Huawei orders, says economics minister
Taiwan's exports for fourth-quarter of 2020 will still growth even without Huawei's orders for TSMC, according to economics minister Wang Mei-hua. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Regulators Summon Ant Leaders Ahead of Gigantic IPO
China’s central bank and other financial regulators met with Jack Ma and the top executives of Ant Group as the fintech giant prepares for a record-breaking IPO this week. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Regulators Summon Ant Leaders Amid Record IPO
China’s central bank and its securities, banking and foreign-exchange regulators met on Monday with Jack Ma and the top executives of Ant Group., ahead of the fintech giant’s record-breaking IPO later ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Nestlé’s TV meal, Taiwan, Unibail
Corona Capital is a column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s ‘digital authoritarianism’ squashes critics active on social media
Former Saudi Arabian deputy minister of finance Abdulaziz al-Dukhail went missing in April ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: Netherlands halts KLM bailout over pilots’ baulking
The Dutch government is to halt its multibillion-euro COVID-19 bailout to national carrier KLM amid a standoff with a pilots’ union about terms of the rescue package, Dutch Minister of Finance Wopke ... ( read original story ...)